Interface defeat

{{Short description|Occurs when ceramic armor defeats a kinetic projectile}}

Interface defeat is when a ceramic armour system, typically on an armoured fighting vehicle, defeats a kinetic energy penetrator at the ceramic's front surface. Above a certain impact velocity, known as the transition velocity, interface defeat can no longer occur and either penetration or perforation of the ceramic occurs.

References

{{cite journal | author = Lundberg, Patrik | title = Interface Defeat and Penetration: Two Modes of Interaction between Metallic Projectiles and Ceramic Targets | publisher = Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis |year= 2004 | url = http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A165353&dswid=7711 | format = PDF | access-date = 2016-10-03}}